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Overcompensation

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Hypernyms of overcompensation

1. (noun) (psychiatry) an attempt to overcome a real or imagined defect or unwanted trait by overly exaggerating its opposite

2. (noun) excessive compensation

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1. (noun) (psychiatry) an attempt to overcome a real or imagined defect or unwanted trait by overly exaggerating its opposite

Words Derivationally Related to overcompensation

1. (noun) (psychiatry) an attempt to overcome a real or imagined defect or unwanted trait by overly exaggerating its opposite